"Paul Konerko, the White Sox' resident expert on milestones, was asked about teammate Juan Pierre getting his 2,000th and 2,001st career hits in the White Sox' 8-1 victory Thursday night against the Cleveland Indians at U.S. Cellular Field.

"It's a nice, round number,'' said Konerko, whose grand slam into the left-field seats in the seventh inning put a crooked number on the scoreboard and broke the game wide open. "It's great for your family and your friends to see. And you're proud of it. But at the same time, knowing him, he's not going to lift his head up and enjoy it until after the season.''

That's the Konerko way. Head down, eye on the ball and the day's work at hand."